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Anticipated End Date:
2026-08-01
Position Title:
Staff VP Carelon Health Strategy & Transformation
Job Description:
Carelon, a proud member of the Elevance Health family of companies, is a healthcare services organization that takes a whole-health approach to making care more integrated, personalized, and affordable. We put people at the center-connecting physical, behavioral, social, and pharmacy services, along with clinical expertise, research, operations, and advanced technology to help care work better, together.
Staff VP, Carelon Health Strategy and Transformation
Location: May be located in any Elevance Health PulsePoint office preferably in Indianapolis, IN, Atlanta, GA, Mason, OH, Hanover, MD, Richmond, VA, Norfolk, VA or Woodland Hills, CA.
This role requires associates to be in-office at least 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered. Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.
Summary
The Staff VP, Carelon Health Strategy and Transformation will come in to assess and recommend across all health and clinical operations-conducting a rigorous, fact-finding assessment and delivering the recommendations that follow. They will examine how the organization actually works, surface root causes and performance gaps, and translate what they learn into clear findings and recommendations that drive better member outcomes, strengthen the provider and customer experience, and optimize the total cost of care. Partnering across Clinical, Operations, Digital, Technology, Product, and Business leaders, they will redesign care models and advance a whole-person, health-forward approach to care.
Position Responsibilities

• Conduct a comprehensive assessment of the current health organization that includes structure, roles, governance, decision rights, and operating model.
• Recommend and design the future state
• Partner with Human Resources on organizational design, leadership capabilities, staffing models, and workforce planning
• Ensure the health strategy supports integrated physical, behavioral and social healthcare
• Develop strategies to improve cost trends, reducing avoidable admissions, ED utilization, readmissions, and unwarranted variation while maintaining or improving quality
• Partner with Finance, Actuarial, Medical Economics, and Analytics to evaluate drivers of health spend and govern cost-of-care initiatives
• Assess provider network adequacy and performance and advance value-based care and innovative reimbursement models
• Simplify workflows, reduce administrative burden, and standardize best practices across markets and business segments
• Establish a Carlon health performance framework with standardized quality measures, reporting, and regulatory and accreditation compliance
• Serve as executive clinical advisor, build alignment across executive stakeholders, and lead organizational change management
• Establish governance and an executive steering committee and deliver measurable improvements in outcomes, experience, efficiency, and cost of care

Position Requirements
Requires a BA/BS degree in a related field and a minimum of 10 years of leadership experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.
Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences

• Experience leading large-scale health organizational assessment and transformation, including operating model and governance redesign
• Deep clinical background in health strategy and care model design, grounded in evidence-based, measurement-based care
• Track record improving cost of care-reducing avoidable admissions, ED utilization, and unwarranted variation while protecting quality
• Experience shaping provider network strategy, value-based care, and innovative reimbursement models
• Proven operational excellence, streamlining workflows and standardizing best practices across markets and segments
• Expertise establishing enterprise quality and outcomes frameworks with regulatory and accreditation compliance
• Executive presence to advise senior leaders, align stakeholders, and lead organizational change management
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• MBA or other advanced degree preferred.

Corporate Title: Staff VP Strategy & Planning
For candidates working in person or virtually in the below location(s), the salary* range for this specific position is $195,280.00 to $351,504.00.
Locations: California; Maryland; Virginia
In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the Company. The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws.
*The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, paid time off, stock, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.
Job Level:
Staff/Regional VP
Workshift:
Job Family:
BUS > Strategy, Planning & Execution
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Who We Are
Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities - and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.
How We Work
At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.
We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.
Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.
The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.
Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process should submit the following form: Accessibility Accommodation Request Form and a member of the team will be in contact. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.
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